ACLU of Oklahoma Applauds Move Toward Medical Marijuana in Oklahoma

August 24, 2016

OKLAHOMA CITY – In response to Oklahomans for Health’s successful effort to gather the signatures required to place a proposal for medical marijuana on the ballot, the ACLU of Oklahoma released the following statement:

Please attribute to Ryan Kiesel, ACLU of Oklahoma Executive Director:

The successful grassroots effort by Oklahomans across the political spectrum is a testament to the overwhelming support for rethinking Oklahoma’s prohibition against medical marijuana. Whether timing allows this proposal to reach the ballot in November or pushes the proposal to a later date, make no mistake about it,  Oklahoma is one step closer to ending an illogical and harmful policy that stands between patients and medical marijuana. We understand that several deadlines may prevent this important question from being included on the November ballot, but nevertheless, we encourage all of those involved to move with the greatest of speed and urgency in an attempt to meet those ballot deadlines.

The 67,761 Oklahomans who signed this petition will have their voices heard in this election or the next. Timing aside, it is increasingly clear that the people of Oklahoma will have an opportunity in the very near future to cast their ballot in favor of a modern, medically proven and evidence based drug law. That fact alone is cause for celebration.